Flora abounds in Shakespeare’s texts. Teachers from Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will explore this horticulture connection in a six-session program aimed at young people ages 9-15. Each week will focus on different plant references in Shakespeare’s works. Participants will learn about the plants as they existed in Shakespeare’s time and today. Once they are familiar with the plant and the cultural impact Shakespeare was alluding to, they will be given speeches from the Bard’s plays to work on that include references to those plants. For the final class, each student will choose a favorite speech to polish and present in a short sharing session open to family and friends.
A program of Descanso Gardens: A Garden of Ideas.
Location: Descanso Gardens
1518 Descanso Drive
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91001
For more information see the Program and Events page.
Fee: $120 for members of Descano Gardens, $140 for non-members